Keeping It Light: In a year when many people barely left the house, PioneerCare employees continued their work to serve medically vulnerable people and tested for COVID-19 almost every week since the spring of ... Continue Reading
COVID-19
After the Vaccine
What to Expect: Moving through the pandemic has been a series of overlapping phases as the virus spread in our communities, as knowledge of the virus grew, and as resources developed and became available. Now ... Continue Reading
Essential Caregivers On Hold
July 24, 2020 Dear Family Members and Friends, We are aware that the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has provided guidance for a new designation of an Essential Caregiver in nursing homes and ... Continue Reading
Second Case Identified
(July 14, 2020) In our web post dated July 8, 2020 we shared news of our first staff positive case of COVID-19 at the nursing home. We immediately conducted an Exposure Risk Assessment and began testing of many ... Continue Reading
Case Identified in Care Center
(July 8, 2020) Today, we have been notified that a staff member of our nursing home tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are taking all precautions to stop the spread of this virus. Our priority is ... Continue Reading
Outdoor Visits Permitted
Guidance for Outdoor Visits Dear Friends, We have good news about outdoor visiting options starting Monday, June 22. Thanks to you, our staff, and community, we are managing the risks of COVID-19 well at ... Continue Reading
COVID-19 Testing Continues
PioneerCare completed the second round of voluntary facility-wide coronavirus (COVID-19) testing last week and results again show no confirmed cases among residents and staff. The testing program, led and ... Continue Reading
Testing Results: Round One
PioneerCare completed voluntary facility-wide coronavirus (COVID-19) testing last week and results show no confirmed cases among residents and staff. The testing program is being led and implemented by ... Continue Reading
From Nathan Johnson: Facility Wide Tests Coming
A printed copy of this letter is being mailed to all PioneerCare staff, residents, tenants, and families... To All PioneerCare Staff, Residents, Tenants and Families, It has now been two ... Continue Reading
It’s Puzzling
Everyone everywhere is rediscovering puzzles. They're joining in the fun during this time of staying home. It's always a popular pastime at Pioneer, but probably never as popular as now. We recently caught ... Continue Reading